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FREDERIC C. FOSTER BLOG

Although a natural parent has a built-in advantage, a non-parent may seek custody if extraordinary circumstances exist. Courts have held that examples of behaviors that may, in the aggregate, rise to the level of extraordinary circumstances include allowing the children to live in squalor, failing to address serious substance abuse or mental health issues, instability […]

In a recent case decided by the Suffolk County Supreme County on December 5, 2016, our firm successfully represented the Plaintiff in an action to set aside a prenuptial agreement. A prenuptial agreement is a contract, and under New York law there is a presumption of validity. Parties are generally free to enter into private […]